Monday, September 24, 2012

Rincon Tipico Catalonia Spain Jose Vives-Atsara 1971

Often depicting the areas of
his hometown in Spain,
especially Catalonia, Spain, Jose Vives-Atsara painted
village scenes depicting the rural settings of his childhood.

“A rough and tumble five year old cowboy thunderously
galloped his imaginary horse through his home in the Catalonian region of Spain
and out in the lush green yard.”-
John Connally, opening sentence in the introduction of the publication- Jose
Vives-Atsara His Life and His Art.

Six structures of Spanish
tiled roofs intermittently besprinkle architectural elements across the Catalan
landscape. Jose makes note to accent the
white facades of the buildings, laying the ground for a metaphorically pure
environment; subject to his own biased perceptions of rural grandeur. Leaving us to walk through the cobblestone
pathways, our impressionistic constructs of Spain are met with cooler blues and
a lazily but empyrean sky.